Coalition Time?
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca After the latest EKOS poll, there has been a lot of talk about a Liberal-NDP coalition. Frank Graves claims that’s what the majority of Canadian voters want. But, Chantal…
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Ontario funding plan is LESS than Harper federal transfers
The federal transfers are out for 2015/16 and Ontario has done well –$1.253 billion or 6.5% more than the total federal transfers to Ontario for 2014/15. The total increase in…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Harper government names a slew of new federal judges, but none for Ontario despite 31 vacancies The evolution of…
RIP, Wildrose
As she contemplates The End, Danielle Smith should give Peter MacKay a call. He might tell her what happens to your political career when you let the other guy dictate…
Say It Isn’t So!
It seems that the refusal of a petulant prime minister to meet with the premier of Canada’s largest province is having unanticipated consequences: H/t The Toronto Star Recommend this Post
The only coalition
…is the one you’ll see between Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair, agreeing that there should be as many leadership debates as possible. And you know why. Story by iPolitics on…
Stephen Harper, Tony Abbott, and the Great Terrorist Conspiracy
It all looks and sounds so familiar. A wild looking gunman terrorizes a cafe in Sydney, killing two people, and traumatizing a city and nation.And even though police say there…
Also, resist the temptation to talk about “root causes” today
…and, on this day of pure evil, here is a partial list of those who said we should negotiate with the Taliban, and the one entity who said we shouldn’t.…
Newspapers Complicit In Selling Phony “War On Coal”
U.S. newspapers are helping conservatives push their misleading “war on coal” narrative, according to a new report. There are a number of reasons why the tide has turned against the…
Trudeau’s “Free, open, transparent nominations.”
Do you want honesty or do you just want to get rid of the Harper Conservatives? That seems to be the conundrum facing members of Canada’s Liberal Party. The fact…
The (Wildrose) Party’s Over
Its completely real, folks – the Wildrose Party, a party formed out of the perceived slights towards conservatives of the Klein era that built up its movement during the more…
My First CBSC Complaint, Part III: Request For A Ruling
The third stage in filing a CBSC complaint is, if you are not satisfied with the response you’ve got from the station rep, is to outline your reasons in a…
Stephen Harper and the Secrets of the Con Regime
He runs the most shadowy government in Canadian history. Where everything is either a secret or a talking point.He likes to muzzle the truth. Or bury it. Like his shameless…
Our Gift to Nova Scotia #nlpoli
As of March 31, 2014, Memorial University had an annual deficit of about $330 million. In 2013-2014, the annual cost of subsidising tuition for out-of-province students at Memorial was $112…
Friends close; enemies closer? Rumours abound Wildrose is about to return to PC mothership
Say it ain’t so, Danielle! Your blogger with … Progressive Conservative Deputy Premier? … Danielle Smith. Below: Shoeless Joe Jackson. Tout le monde political Alberta was abuzz last night with…
Prentice Government takes Alberta from boom to bust in one weekend, breaking all records
Premier Jim Prentice points the way for public spending in Alberta now that our boom has gone bust again. Oil prices, ya know… But read the Reaper’s grim lips: “No…
Something going in on Alberta; Wildrose to merge with PC Party?
Nothing confirmed yet, but word from the grapevine is that Wildrose may merge with the PC Party. I want to take a look at party standings in the Alberta Legislature…
Breaking Story-Another Derelict Vessel Curses Cowichan Bay
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Another abandoned oil leaking derelict vessel has moved into Cowichan Bay. Local concerned residents have tried to contact authorities to have it moved. CVRD Director Lori Iannidinardo…
Gwynne Dyer Explains Why the Lima Climate Summit Failed and Why Paris Will Too.
When it comes to thwarting catastrophic global warming, we won’t have it. It’s that simple. On climate change – as on the companion dilemmas of over-population and over-consumption – the…